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Median age in Haiti

Haiti: Median age was 23.51 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
23.51 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
173rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
23.51 years
in 2023
All-time low
17.79 years
in 1992
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Haiti, 1950–2023

0510152025195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Haiti stood at 23.51 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Haiti peaked at 23.51 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.79 years, in 1992.

Haiti ranks 173rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Haiti, year by year

Year years Change
1950 18.77 years —
1951 18.71 years -0.3%
1952 18.66 years -0.3%
1953 18.61 years -0.3%
1954 18.57 years -0.2%
1955 18.54 years -0.2%
1956 18.52 years -0.1%
1957 18.52 years -0.0%
1958 18.52 years +0.0%
1959 18.52 years -0.0%
1960 18.5 years -0.1%
1961 18.49 years -0.1%
1962 18.48 years -0.1%
1963 18.47 years -0.1%
1964 18.46 years -0.1%
1965 18.43 years -0.1%
1966 18.41 years -0.2%
1967 18.38 years -0.1%
1968 18.36 years -0.1%
1969 18.33 years -0.1%
1970 18.32 years -0.1%
1971 18.31 years -0.0%
1972 18.3 years -0.0%
1973 18.29 years -0.1%
1974 18.28 years -0.1%
1975 18.27 years -0.1%
1976 18.25 years -0.1%
1977 18.23 years -0.1%
1978 18.21 years -0.1%
1979 18.18 years -0.1%
1980 18.16 years -0.2%
1981 18.13 years -0.2%
1982 18.1 years -0.2%
1983 18.07 years -0.2%
1984 18.04 years -0.2%
1985 18.01 years -0.2%
1986 17.97 years -0.2%
1987 17.93 years -0.2%
1988 17.89 years -0.2%
1989 17.85 years -0.2%
1990 17.81 years -0.2%
1991 17.79 years -0.1%
1992 17.79 years -0.0%
1993 17.8 years +0.1%
1994 17.84 years +0.2%
1995 17.89 years +0.3%
1996 17.95 years +0.4%
1997 18.04 years +0.5%
1998 18.13 years +0.5%
1999 18.24 years +0.6%
2000 18.35 years +0.6%
2001 18.48 years +0.7%
2002 18.63 years +0.8%
2003 18.8 years +0.9%
2004 18.98 years +0.9%
2005 19.17 years +1.0%
2006 19.37 years +1.1%
2007 19.58 years +1.1%
2008 19.8 years +1.1%
2009 20.02 years +1.1%
2010 20.25 years +1.1%
2011 20.49 years +1.2%
2012 20.73 years +1.2%
2013 20.99 years +1.2%
2014 21.25 years +1.2%
2015 21.5 years +1.2%
2016 21.75 years +1.2%
2017 22 years +1.1%
2018 22.25 years +1.1%
2019 22.51 years +1.1%
2020 22.76 years +1.1%
2021 23 years +1.1%
2022 23.25 years +1.1%
2023 23.51 years +1.1%

Haiti compared with similar countries

  • Haiti's 23.51 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Haiti's 23.51 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 70% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 18.59 years 18.52 years 18.77 years 10
1960s 18.43 years 18.33 years 18.5 years 10
1970s 18.26 years 18.18 years 18.32 years 10
1980s 18.01 years 17.85 years 18.16 years 10
1990s 17.93 years 17.79 years 18.24 years 10
2000s 19.12 years 18.35 years 20.02 years 10
2010s 21.37 years 20.25 years 22.51 years 10
2020s 23.13 years 22.76 years 23.51 years 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 170 Jordan 24.28 years compare
  2. 171 Egypt 24.03 years compare
  3. 172 Honduras 23.55 years compare
  4. 174 Botswana 22.88 years compare
  5. 175 Micronesia (country) 22.85 years compare
  6. 176 Kiribati 22.69 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Haiti?
Median age in Haiti was 23.51 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 23.51 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 17.79 years in 1992.
How does Haiti rank for median age?
Haiti ranks 173rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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